Exclusive Interview With Soocial App Developer – Andrei Patru
Soocial is an application that synchronizes your iPhone address book to our online service called Soocial.com. This means you will automatically have a backup of your address book in case your phone dies. Additionally Soocial syncs with your Mac, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Outlook and more. All of this happens behind the scenes so you don’t have to worry about it. Soocial is a very good app and we will be publishing our review soon but first we wanted to find out more about how it all came about and what the future holds. Read our exclusive interview here, you’ll love it. If you would like to download Soocial…
Latest BlackBerry Phones To Run Android Apps
Bloomberg are reporting that the latest BlackBerry smartphones will be designed to run Android Apps. Sources close to Bloomberg have explained that RIM are building their latest smartphones with QNX software and QNX software will be able to run Android apps. If this is true then this will be seen as a very shrewd move by RIM and will certainly increase the appeal of the BlackBerry line-up. The current selection of BlackBerry apps from the App World is around 40,000 if they do join forces with Android, then users will be looking at a grand selection of around 250,000 apps to choose from. We’ll keep following this story and update…
RIM Launches Beta of Native SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS
RIM has launched the beta of the Native SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS, which will allow game developers to code in C/C++ environment and take advantage of a deeper API set. To gain access to these new tools and start creating and porting applications for the BlackBerry Tablet OS developers can sign up to participate in the closed beta program at http://03268fe.netsolhost.com/bbbeta/ Interested developers should apply to the beta quickly as space is limited and will be granted on a first come first served basis. What can developers do? Using the OpenGL ES 2.0 API, developers can create rich and visually stunning 2D and 3D games for…
RIM Announces New Beautiful BlackBerry Curve Smartphones
A new trio of gorgeous devices has just been announced by RIM. They are ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi® support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage. In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, the new BlackBerry Curve smartphones feature a range of powerful hardware enhancements including upgraded processors, displays and memory, and built-in support for NFC…
OtterBox – The Force And Strength Behind Breast Cancer Campaign
We didn’t really need another reason to like OtterBox, they have already proved themselves many times over with protecting our gear. They are one of our very favorite smart phone protection manufacturers and have now proved they are not just about protecting your mobile device, they are also committed to protecting us all from breast cancer, whether directly or indirectly. They have stumped up $175,000 for a one-year renewal donation to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. The OtterBox CEO, Curt Richardson explaine, "We remain committed in our fight against breast cancer. The message of strength is one that is important to me, our employees and our customers, so we look…
RIM Issues Second Statement Regarding BBM And The UK Riots
Following the concern voiced by David Cameron, UK Prime Minister and Theresa May, the Home Secretary, RIM has issued a new statement regarding the use of BBM and the English rioters. Here it is: “Further to the statements made on the 11th August by the British Prime Minister and Home Secretary, we welcome the opportunity for consultation together with other companies in the technology and telecommunication industry. RIM continues to comply with both UK privacy laws as well as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which are of course the same laws that apply to other technology and telecommunications companies in the UK." Concern is mounting as to how…
Rumors Are Rife That RIM Are About To Shutdown BBM Due To Rioters In England Using It To Co-ordinate Attacks
Despite responses from RIM during the night that they will not be shutting down their BBM service it is now looking increasingly likely that they will. Tottenham MP David Lammy has called on RIM to shut down its BlackBerry Messenger service overnight, in the hope that it will prevent rioters coordinating more attacks throughout England. Lammy went on to speak on Radio 5Live earlier today where he said the BBM service was, "one of the reasons why unsophisticated criminals are outfoxing an otherwise sophisticated police force". We have been speaking with RIM’s PR department today and so far there is no official word that this will happen, the message is…
BlackBerry App Developer Success Stories
At least trying not to be too outdone by Apple’s overwhelming successful launches and announcements. BlackBerry has offered up some information on the latest developer success stories. The last few weeks have been very busy for the BlackBerry® platform teams. They have launched important updates to BlackBerry WebWorks™ SDK (v2.1) for both the BlackBerry Tablet OS and smartphone OS, as well as the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR (in addition to working with Adobe to include optimized support for the BlackBerry Tablet OS in Adobe Flash Builder 4.5. They have also released BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Social Platform SDK 1.0 for BlackBerry Java SDK along with a beta version…
ColorUp Pro – Photo Editor For BlackBerry PlayBook
ColorUp Pro is not just another color app, it brings you an advanced feature set. Take a look them below… This app retails for $1.99 and you can pick it up here. Features * 10 Image Filters (Sepia, Vintage, Low Saturation and more…) * 5 different types of brush types * Edge Softening to hide mistakes * Depth of Field (background blur) * Contrast / Black Level * "Spy Mode" to reveal painted areas * Double-tap to pop in and out of full screen * Pinch to Zoom for pixel level accuracy * Import directly from Camera * Import from Image Library (Pro version only) * Export HD quality images…
RIM Stock Price Rises
Well, would you believe it? Despite all the doom and gloom and bleak forecasts and definite plunges, against all the odds RIM stock has surged today. It’s up by 10.27%. Come on RIM, stay in the game.
